# Education and Skills Act 2008, Section 149: Powers of National Assembly for Wales

Extent: E+W

(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (Assembly Measures), field 5 (education and training) is amended as follows.
(2) After matter 5.4 insert—
“Matter 5.4A The regulation of—
(a) schools that are not maintained by local authorities ;
(b) relevant independent educational institutions.”
(3) In matter 5.15 after “The inspection of—” insert—
“(za) schools;
(zb) relevant independent educational institutions;”.
(4) In that matter, for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) pre-16 education or training, or post-16 education or training, provided otherwise than by institutions within paragraphs (za) to (a);”.
(5) In matter 5.16 for “, any of the kinds of education, training or services mentioned in matter 5.15.” substitute
“—
(a) pre-16 education or training;
(b) post-16 education or training;
(c) the training of teachers and specialist teaching assistants for schools;
(d) services of the kinds mentioned in matter 5.8.”
(6) After the definition of “post-16 training” insert—
““pre-16 education or training” means education or training suitable to the requirements of persons who are of or below compulsory school age;
“relevant independent educational institution” means an institution other than a school which—
(a) provides part-time education for one or more persons of compulsory school age (“part-time students”) whether or not it also provides full-time education for any person, and
(b) would be an independent school but for the fact that the education provided for the part-time student or students is part-time rather than full-time.
For the purposes of the above definition of “relevant independent educational institution”, an institution provides “part-time” education for a person if—
(a) it provides education for the person, and
(b) the education does not amount to full-time education.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/149 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-149
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